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.TH "PORT\-LOAD" "1" "2\&.6\&.99" "MacPorts 2\&.6\&.99" "MacPorts Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
port-load, port-unload, port-reload \- Control daemons installed by a port
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBport\fR [\fB\-d\fR] [\fB\-D\fR \fIportdir\fR] [\fBload\fR | \fBunload\fR | \fBreload\fR]
     [[\fIportname\fR | \fIpseudo\-portname\fR | \fIport\-expressions\fR | \fIport\-url\fR]]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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These commands control the daemons that are installed by some of the ports\&. If a port provides daemon functionality, a note will be printed during installation advising you how to use it\&.
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The daemon functionality is provided by installing a \fBlaunchd\fR(8) configuration file (see \fBlaunchd.conf\fR(5)) and calling \fBlaunchctl\fR(1) on your behalf\&. \fBport load\fR advises launchd to start the daemon defined by a port\(cqs configuration file, also called a \(lqstartup item\(rq\&. Once loaded, launchd will preserve this state \- even across reboots \- until the daemon is unloaded using \fBport unload\fR\&. If you want to restart a daemon, you can use \fBport reload\fR, which is a convenience wrapper around \fBport unload\fR followed by a short delay and \fBport load\fR\&.
.SH "GLOBAL OPTIONS"
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Please see the section \fBGLOBAL OPTIONS\fR in the \fBport\fR(1) man page for a description of global port options\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBport\fR(1), \fBlaunchd\fR(8), \fBlaunchd.conf\fR(5), \fBlaunchctl\fR(1)
.SH "AUTHORS"
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(C) 2014 The MacPorts Project
Clemens Lang <cal@macports\&.org>
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